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Antibiotic Resistance

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE WHAT THE STATISTICS REVEAL? A type of drug resistance which renders the antibiotic ineffective in killing or controlling the bacterial growth. ONLY 10 PERCENT WHY IS ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE A PROBLEM? ADULTS are prescribed the correct antibiotic for Strep infections. Antibiotic MORE 40 prescriptions in 2011 ONLY THAN MILLION were unnecessary! ZERO PERCENT CORRECT PRESCRIBING RATE foracute bronchitis. A&HAS OVER FOUR PERCENT INCREASE in antibiotic prescription rates in last 14 years. No new major antibiotic has been developed in the last 30 years. NEARLY PERCENTAGE OF ANTIBIOTICS 76% 24% шт ШИ 50% CURRENTLY USED IN THE FOOD CHAIN. OF U.S. MEAT IS CONTAMINATED WITH BACTERIA Only 24% of antibiotics used in the U.S. are for humans. THAT IS RESISTANT ADULTS TO VARIOUS 60% ANTIBIOTICS. ANTIBIOTICS PRESCRIBED ARE NOT NEEDED. 76% OF ANTIBIOTICS IN THE U.S. CHILDREN ARE USED FOR LIVESTOCK ONLY. 30% Out of this, only 6% accounts for therapeutic purpose! ANTIBIOTICS PRESCRIBED ARE NOT NEEDED.

Antibiotic Resistance

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Antibiotics have been critical in helping us improve the quality of life and to fight some of the major diseases in the past five decades. Since their development, antibiotics have put a halt to a num... ber of life threatening infections that claimed the lives of millions worldwide. In current times however, their usage is subject to careless usage and excessive prescriptions which in turn have resulted in an even greater health problem that threatens the entire medical world. Bacteria have evolved considerably in the past few decades, resulting in more powerful and deadly organisms. This infograph ic sheds some light on the problem of antibiotic resistance.

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